Corset



Patented 'July 20,1880.

N. PETERS. PNDYo-uTHoGRAPwER. WASHINGTON. n. C.

UNITED STATES` PATENT OFFICE.

CHAUNCEY F.` ALLEN, 0F WATERBRY, CONNECTICUT.

CORSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of. Letters Patent No. 230,163, dated July 20, 1880.

Application filed January 28, 1880.

To all whom @t may concern Beit known that I, GHAUNCEY F. ALLEN, of \Vaterbury, county of New Haven, Connecticut, haveinvented an Improvement in Corsets, ot' which the ibllowing is a specification.

Myinvention is a corset constructed, as fully described hereinafter, for the purpose of securing a proper t and support the corset beneath the al'ms andQ at the waist without unduly restricting the movements of the body at such points.

In the drawings forming part ot' this specification, Figure l is a View showing one4 side ot' my corset; Fig. 2, a modification, the wing being' thrown back g Fig. 3, another modification.

A represents one side oi' a corset, which may be in one piece, as in Fig. 3, orin two or more pieces connected by lacings, as in Fig. l. To this side, above the linel a; ot' the waist, I apply one or more wings, B, stiffened by boues. cords, quilting, hair or grass fabric, or otherwise. Each wing is secured to the side A at one edge, y, being attached by sewing at the sealn of the corset, by eyeleting, lacing, or otherwise, in any suitable manner, andthe opposite edge ot the wing is provided with holes to receive a lace, b, by which the wing may be connected at this edge to hooks on thel body or to the edge of the opposite wing. Said wing or wings rest or bear with their lower edges upon the hip, and stiften the corset between the hip and the shoulder without affecting the flexibility of the hip portion, and render the side rigid, while the movements of the body are not interfered with. Thus each wing supports the corset between the points l 2, while that part of the corset beneath the wing is soft and pliable.

Another advantage is that by tightening the lace b or loosening it the corset may be made to fit exactly to the body.

The application ot' the re-e-uibrcing piece or pieces B permits the side of the corset to be stiift'ened by the use ot' cords c, which may be arranged diagonally, as shown iu Fig. 2, and which impart the proper rigidity and prevent the corset from creeping` up without rendering the corset hard and abrading the body of the wearer. In some instances, where two wings are used, they may extend to the lower edge,

the lacing between them permitting sutlicient tlexibility over the hip. A

In most instances great advantage will result from using a lacing ot' rubber or other elastic material covered by braiding with cotton or silk. 'I'his secures the parts together, while pre\f'enting binding aiullstrictures.

ViLhout limiting myself to the precise construction and inode ot' attaching' and tightening the wings shown,

I claiml. A corset provided with one or more wings. B, each attached externally to theloody at one edge, overlapping the body, and extending beneath the arm from above the waist downward, and provided with lacing or other fastening a, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the wings and the sides corded beneath the wings, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHAUNCEY F. ALLEN.

Witnesses: Y

GEO. W. RINGWALT, G. T. THOMAS. 

